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How to Outsmart AI When It's Tracking Your Workday

The Wall Street Journal reports that employees are finding ways to circumvent AI-powered workplace surveillance tools that track their productivity, with some workers using tactics like moving a mouse jiggler or manually adjusting activity logs to appear busy. The article highlights that as companies increasingly deploy AI monitoring software, workers are developing countermeasures, though employers are also updating their systems to detect such evasion. The piece notes that this cat-and-mouse dynamic is reshaping workplace trust and raises questions about the effectiveness and ethics of AI-driven performance tracking.

read1 min views5 publishedAug 20, 2026

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https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/how-to-outsmart-ai-when-its-tracking-your-workday-3ad6907e Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49372874

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